Sierra County advocate. [volume] (Kingston, N.M.) 1884-1960, 1887-04-29
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HERE AND THERE.
New York city has 10000 landlords, whe
collect $4,000, 900 rent.

New YORK city mas p,VVO ianuiofus, Whe
collect s40o0o,00o rent.
The carrying trade ON the great lakes Ia
showing extraordinary activity.
The production OF anthracit coal for 1851
Is now expected to equal "a, 000, 600 tons.
| There have been 6,406 strikes reported
throughout the United States since March |,
| sey,nty-four of the paintings In the A. I.
stewsrt collection brought at auction sll0,'
| l25.
| TIE Indian populs ton Of Canada numbers
l94,74s, There are 8, sos pupils in the Indian
| schools.
| The United States imported from Canada
| during 1885 g., 5S7 900 worth Of fish, against
| 81, 500 900 in 1885
! The Delaware peach.growers expect to han
| die over 5000, 900 baskets the coming season,
| and New Jersey over 100000 baskets.
The foreign exports OF the United States for
January were valued at $40, 71e 424 gain of
$l4015, 300 over the same month in 1856.
In round numbers there are in circulation
to-day ten millions OF ne-dollar silver certlil-
Gates, six millions OF twos and three millions
of flves.
The total sum deposited in savings banks In
the United States is stated at 81, 095 lt2 lAf, OF
which New York and Massachusetts furnish
over ST00, 1000 or more than two-thirds,
while of the 5000, 600 depositors these two
states supply nearly iiNe propor'ion'
During the past winter which was an un-
usually severe one at sea- the hsh commission
| succeeded In hatching 3o,ouuuoo eod eEss,
bringing the young up by hand tili able TO
feed themselves, and turning them loose INTO
the ocean. This crop VIII De up Tour OF
five years hence
The exports Of wheat and corn from all
American points and Montreal from Sept TO
March 8, 1867, were 75,59l,Ooo bushels wheat
and 22,495,Oo0 bushels corn; IN lSSo-So ~,
0O2, 900 bushels wheat and &,0so'oOo bushels
corn, and In 1888 Saol4,ooO bushels wheat
and 80, 100, 900 bushels corn
In February there were 74,79t packages OF
butter received at New York, against 'o,ZoS
same month ''st year ~ checse tnerr Were
II, l32 boxes received, as against Do SOL III 1850
The receipts OF eggs were So,5si barrels ahu
b2,0e8 cases, against 1854 barrels ana 10 10Y
cases last February year ago
Arthur Rose, colored citizen OF Cincinnati,
O., has begun $4,000 damage suit against
a variety actress for singing the song, Where's
New Coon In Town ana pointing ner hhger
at MIN WINE ne was occupying front scat III
the gallery. lie thihks MS reputatioh "as
damaged by SO much uisagreeaplo puphciE
Capt. Louis Vogelsang, whilo dredging with
his oyster schooner ON Bodkin bar, at the
mouth OF Patapsco river, Maryland, brought
up common stone china plate on which were
three oysters as II ready to be eaten. The
OyAtpTA had attached themselves 10 the piitLt,
as had also an unwholesome quantity OF mud
A young lady at Brantford saw some boys
perform the difficult feat of placing their heels
around their neck. day or SO later the
young lady was missed, and on search
being made she was found In her chamber,
prostrate on the floor, with both heels around
her neck, and utterly unable to get them loose.
She was so upset that she would nave died De-
ioie eaiiinR'
The criminal club OF Yale college, an Or
gapi2ation composed OF students VINO nave
been arrested during ther term ior some ms
deed or other, helu its hrst ahhual uahquet
on Monday night covers Deihg iaid ior fWeh-
ty-four. The menu was most elaborate ana
the speeches sparkied WIN humorous relnltis-
cences In which the New raven ponce force
largely figured,
A novel rat-exterminator was used with
good effect by the man who runs the dynamos
in an electric light works at Birmingham,
Conn, few days ago. lie scattered pieces of
meat on the floor and connected them by
wires with the dynamos, and dead rats were
found by the hundreds the next morning.
They nibbled at the meat and were instantly
killed by the eiectric CURRENT
Mrs Kretscher, German lady OF Bridge
port Conn, gave birth recently to a male IN
fant which has an elephants head anil III
place Of nose short trunk. The mouth
and lips protrude line those of an elephant.
| The child weighs about nine pounds and can
| be fed only with spoon. The mother visited
the circus winter quarters during the past
winter and was terribly frightened by the
elephants.
Job, n Emo IA under two indictments for
m,s.rr,ylnr f,nds ~ b,s hank 10 the amount
~ nearly "A ooo 600 but the sums which he
s,oIo ba,,a neon made mn IN the last cent by
hio aood father nbose record has been one Of
,ho most honorable and successful in the his
torv ~ Ncw York commerce. Young Emo
Iongs for the society of his old comrades, but
the father cannot buy off indictments. espe-
cianv when thev are iu the United stales
courts An nppeal Is therefore being made to
President Cleveland for his Interference in
favor Of the exile. and Il is claimed that there